{"product_id":"the-village-of-eight-graves-paperback","title":"The Village of Eight Graves - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeishi Yokomizo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBryan Karetnyk\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third title in Japan's most popular murder mystery series -- after \u003ci\u003eThe Honjin Murders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Inugami Curse\u003c\/i\u003e -- fiendish classics featuring investigator Kosuke Kindaichi. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated into English for the first time. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, \u003ci\u003eThe Village of Eight Graves\u003c\/i\u003e takes its name from a bloody legend: in the Sixteenth Century eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Centuries later a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeishi Yokomizo (1902-81) was one of Japan's most famous and best-loved mystery writers. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to 77 books, selling more than 55 million copies and spawning many stage and television adaptations. \u003ci\u003eThe Honjin Murders\u003c\/i\u003e is the first Kosuke Kindaichi story, and regarded as one of Japan's great mystery novels. It won the first Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1948 but has never been translated into English, until now. Seishi Yokomizo's \u003ci\u003eThe Inugami Curse\u003c\/i\u003e is also available from Pushkin Vertigo, while \u003ci\u003eGokumon Island\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317689774182,"sku":"9781782277453","price":25.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WEg2TEJGT0VHekp5M0JVSVh1TUNIUT09.webp?v=1768067470","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-village-of-eight-graves-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}